Face Saving Negotiation Strategies
Chapter Two Self-Assessment
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Chapter Two Self-Assessment
In the world today, communication face saving techniques are utilized in many different civilizations. This paper will give insight in to a personal situation in which face saving techniques were crucial to the outcome. In the book, Close Encounters, it defines identity as “the person we think we are communicated to others” (Guerrero, Andersen, Afifi,2014, p.26) . To my best friends Avery and Andrus I’m portrayed as a person who is a leader, and loyal.
Last spring break my friends Avery, Andrus, and I decided we wanted to visit Miami, Florida for five days. The plane ticket cost around 390 dollars and the hotel for all three of us cost 760 dollars. Andrus and I had the money ready to spend. Avery my other best friend did not have all of the funds at that time. This left a balance of 253 dollars that needed to be paid for the hotel. I offered to take care of the remaining balance as long as my friend would reimburse me in the next three months. Avery was notorious for not paying people back, which made me hesitant.
To drive home my point that I wanted my money returned. In a firm voice I suggested that he give me 84 dollars a month so that his debt would be paid off. After we came to an agreement over my money, we enjoyed the vacation.
Assess face saving methods The method I unconsciously used in this particular situation was remediation. According to the textbook Close Encounters remediation is defined as “attempting to repair physical damage” (Guerrero, Andersen, Afifi,2014, p.49). Although the damage in this contexts was not physical it still was repaired. Yes remediation was effective as I had hoped because it fixed the problem and I received my money back. This experience reflects the importance of maintaining identity among my peers because it showed that I am truly a leader that is loyal. I could have easily let my other friend pay for it but instead I lead by
Arizona State University
Chapter Two Self-Assessment
In the world today, communication face saving techniques are utilized in many different civilizations. This paper will give insight in to a personal situation in which face saving techniques were crucial to the outcome. In the book, Close Encounters, it defines identity as “the person we think we are communicated to others” (Guerrero, Andersen, Afifi,2014, p.26) . To my best friends Avery and Andrus I’m portrayed as a person who is a leader, and loyal.
Last spring break my friends Avery, Andrus, and I decided we wanted to visit Miami, Florida for five days. The plane ticket cost around 390 dollars and the hotel for all three of us cost 760 dollars. Andrus and I had the money ready to spend. Avery my other best friend did not have all of the funds at that time. This left a balance of 253 dollars that needed to be paid for the hotel. I offered to take care of the remaining balance as long as my friend would reimburse me in the next three months. Avery was notorious for not paying people back, which made me hesitant.
To drive home my point that I wanted my money returned. In a firm voice I suggested that he give me 84 dollars a month so that his debt would be paid off. After we came to an agreement over my money, we enjoyed the vacation.
Assess face saving methods The method I unconsciously used in this particular situation was remediation. According to the textbook Close Encounters remediation is defined as “attempting to repair physical damage” (Guerrero, Andersen, Afifi,2014, p.49). Although the damage in this contexts was not physical it still was repaired. Yes remediation was effective as I had hoped because it fixed the problem and I received my money back. This experience reflects the importance of maintaining identity among my peers because it showed that I am truly a leader that is loyal. I could have easily let my other friend pay for it but instead I lead by